Steel-wool holder with pad



Dec. 2, 1930.

R. BOEHLER. JR

STEEL WOOL HOLDER WITH PAD Filed June 6, 1928 .2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR knrnolvnflaosuzsgae.

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Patented Dec. 2, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAYMOND I. BOEHLEB, JR, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIAMS COMPANY, 01 LONDON, OHIO, A CORPORATION 01' OHIO STEEL-WOOL HOLDEB WITH PAD Application filed June 6, 1928. Serial No. 288,273.

My invention relates to steel wool holders and to an article of manufacture such as the steel wool pad, for use in such holder.

Heretofore, the handling of steel wool has been diflicult, in that a stiff holder does not accommodate itself for handy application of the steel wool to the object to be treated, or it has a tendency to punch through the pad of wool. On the other hand holding a steel 0 wool pad, in the hand, while it gives the desired flexibility and adaptability of the steel wool to the job, yet it is found uncomfort able and injurious to the hand. It is also diflicult to hold the wool pad as well as wasteful of the wool, as a larger quantity must be utilized so that it can be easily grasped and employed, than would be necessary for doing the job.

My invention provides a permanent holder on which a pad may be quickly mounted or demounted, so arranged that all of the pad canbe utilized, first on one side and then on the other. No steel wool need be utilized for the purpose of giving the hand a chance to hold it, thereby economizing in the amount of wool employed. The holder is flexible giving all the flexibility of using the steel wool in the hand, while at the same time the holder protects the hand of the operator from inur 3 eferring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan view of oneside of the holder with the pad in position.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

5 Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fi ure 1.

igure 4 is a rear elevation of the holder 1n unfolded position with the steel wool pad inplace.

Figure 5 shows the pad and holder in completely operative position.

Figure 6 is a plan view thereof before reversal.

Figure 7 is a similar view after reversal.

My invention consists of a looped hand portion of the holder of flexible material, such as leather, having means for attaching the steel wool pad supporting strap on-either side of the holder, so as to alternately expose opposite sides of the pad, so that as the pad is worn down on one side, its support may be reversed and it will be worn down on the other side.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the hand holding portion of the holder consists of a loop of leather or other material of flexible nature, having one side designated 1, a looped end 2, and the oposite side designated 3. The side 1 carries a button fastener 4 and the side 3 carries a button fastener 5. The free ends of this loop are stitched by the stitching 6 to the upper and lower sides of the steel wool pad supporting strap 7 having the respective upper surface 8 and the oppositely disposed vsurface 9. The upper surface carries the snap button 10 and the lower surface carries the snap button 11.

The steel wool pad consists of a continuous ly wound pad of wool designated 12, which is generally oblong in shape and is preferably supported by a card board mandrellB, which is open at 14 to receive the supporting strap 7. This pad may be quickly made by winding upon the form or mandrel 13. A number moving towards the right hand. This brings the snap button 10 intoengagement with the snap 4 for locking the parts together. Then the hand of the operator can be inserted in the space 17 between the walls 1 and 3 of the hand portion. When the surface-16 is sufliciently worn, then the holder may be unbuttoned and rebuttoned so that the hand holder of the strap supporting the wool pad is folded on top of the surface 16 exposing the surface 15. In that event the button fastener 5 engages the button fastener 11.

It will be understood that I desire to com-- prehend within my invention, all the modifications necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses falling within the scope of the claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an article of the class described, a handle strip formed in a loop, a pad supporting strap connected to one end of said loop, a tubular pad on said strap, and means to attach the free end of said strap to said handle loop for holding the pad, the attaching means being locatedrespectively on the freeend ofthe, strap and that part of the handle loop where i the strap is permanently attached to it, said handle loop having attaching means on opposite sides thereof and said strap having attaching means on opposite sides thereof,

, whereby the opposite sides of the steel wool pad may be utilized.

2. A cleansing device comprising a holder,

7 a handle strip formed in a loop having attaching means near the free ends of the strip, a steel wool pad supporting strap permanently attached to the free ends of the handle strip, oppositely disposed detachable attaching means at the free end of said strap, said loop and said pad being of substantially the same length and said strap being approximately twice the length of the loop, whereby the loop and strap may be folded over upon the pad on either side thereof, and the respective adjacent attaching means on the loop and free end of strap may be utilized for maintaining the pad in position beneath the handle loop.

3. In an article of the class described, a handle strip formed in a loop, a pad supporting strap permanently connected to one end of said loop, a tubular pad on said strap, and means for attaching the free end of said strap to said handle loop for holding the pad, the free end of the strap being folded over and under the handle loop and fastened to said loop, the fastening means being located respectively on the free end of. the strap and that part of the handle loop near where the strap is permanently attached to it.

4. A cleaning device comprising a strip of flexible material around which a pad of steel wool may be supported, a second strip of flexible material in the form of a closed loop permanently attached to one end of the first strip, and means for detachably attaching the free end of the first strip to the second strip.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

RAYMOND F. BOEHLER, JR. 

